: to a very great or vast degree or extent : exceedingly
two people with vastly different tastes
a vastly more powerful bomb
But bluff and bravado … won against potential enemies who vastly outnumbered him.—
David Gilmour
David GilmourIt was the most eclectic—yet also vastly entertaining—evening of dance I have seen in a long time.—Rita Felciano
Rita FelcianoExamples of vastly in a Sentence
the team has vastly improved in the course of the season
vastly underestimated the cost of advertising the new product
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The result is the same underlying model delivering vastly different intelligence.
—Andrew Filev, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
There’s even the possibility that California’s call for a gun control confab could be added to the COS efforts for a convention dealing with vastly different issues.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Residents and legislators have called for an outright ban of nonessential flights, including sightseeing choppers and commuter flights, which vastly outnumber flights piloted by emergency personnel or media.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the United States is gearing up to better counter China militarily with plans for an expansion of shipbuilding, in which China vastly outstrips the U.S. Navy and now has a bigger navy by some measures.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Filev, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
There’s even the possibility that California’s call for a gun control confab could be added to the COS efforts for a convention dealing with vastly different issues.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Residents and legislators have called for an outright ban of nonessential flights, including sightseeing choppers and commuter flights, which vastly outnumber flights piloted by emergency personnel or media.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the United States is gearing up to better counter China militarily with plans for an expansion of shipbuilding, in which China vastly outstrips the U.S. Navy and now has a bigger navy by some measures.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vastly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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